The Industrial Revolution

Question 1

Where did the dramatic changes happen during the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

In 4 areas, Agriculture, Industry, Transport, Urbanisation

Question 2

Why did the industrial revolution begin in Britain?

Answer 2

1. Population Explosion (fewer famines, medical discoveries, fewer plagues, Edward Jenner)
2. Increased trade(raw materials from colonies)
3. New farming methods (crop rotation)
4. Plentiful supply of coal and iron ore
5. New inventions (spinning Jenny, James Hargreaves)

Question 3

What are disadvantages of the three field system?

Answer 3

1/3 of land produced no food
Farmers wasted time
Land unfenced (animals could wander freely)
Weeds spread
Not enough food to feed animals
Disease spread

Question 4

Describe the 4 field system

Answer 4

It was created by Charles Townshend
AKA Norfolk system
Four fields, different thing grown in each

Question 5

What were the advantages of the four field system

Answer 5

Turnips+grass restored nutrients to soil
Food supply increased
Animals increased-fresh meat all year

Question 6

What were the effects of the Agricultural Revolution

Answer 6

More food produced
Larger families
Population growth=more workers in factories
Fewer people needed on land bc of machinery
Enough food to feed growing population.

Question 7

Explain a spinning Jenny

Answer 7

8x quicker than spinning by hand and meant yarn could be mass produced

Question 8

Explain a water frame

Answer 8

Richard Arkwright
Spins 100’s of threads at once
Powered by water wheel
Produced cotton cloth

Question 9

What was the domestic system

Answer 9

Women span wool into thread and men moved the threads into cloth on a loom
At home
Slow
Hard to keep up with demand

Question 10

What was the factory system

Answer 10

Located near rivers
Used machines
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